Strike OR Pass

15:24 Seline_V: I step on the ring nervous, do a couple jumps to alleviate some tension, walking up and down the ring. I hear the people in the underground pub chatting, most of them are still minding their own business as the fight is yet to start. I know my opponent is a veteran of the sport, probably an old fox with lots of tricks up her sleeve. I need to stay focused. I start doing some stretching for my legs as I wait for you.

15:29 Moníque: I'm still in the locker rooms, wearing my old outfit, it's been years since my last competiton and now feels like the first time again. Aware of the limits of my age I've wisely signed for the master's division, but the organizer told me they would put me in the adult one due to lack of opponents. Not only, there also aren't weight classes so I'm potentially gifting my next opponent some kg of advantage. As expected I have to rely on my experience against a girl half my age, full of energy with everything to prove. Is going to be a tough match but I've nevere backed down from a challenge so I finally walk towards the ring

15:33 Seline_V: I see you stepping on the ring. You probably have 15-something years over me, but you look great and athletic, you must know your stuff pretty well. As we shake hands I look you up and down to size you up, I am slightly taller and heavier, but I dont think it is enough to give me a significant physical edge. I dont say a word, half because of shyness half because pf the nerves, maybe this will be read as being cocky but I dont care much. I extend my right hand for a fistbump

15:37 Moníque: I reach for your fistbump, trying to hide my hand shaking from the thrill, I barely wishper "Hi" without response, wondering myself if I am not being considered enough to bother to answer before I carefully stand myself in a low wrestling stance

15:42 Seline_V: After a second too much, I shake my head as if waking up from a dream and say whispering "oh sorry, hi" with a quick smile. The fight has already begun, hear the people cheering, I feel the weight of their eyes studying our movements. I go auto pilot, just staying at distance with my torso bent forward, my hands in front of me, legs slightly bent. I am circling counter clockwise around the center of the ring, my left foot just slightly more advanced than my right one. I am looking at how your hands and your feet are moving. Not much is happening, so I slowly close the distance to iniciate an arm entanglement, I try sliding my left arm behind your head to pull you at me while trying to catch your left wrist with my right hand

15:46 Moníque: I got distracted by saying "hello" again just before the start of the action, and I react and move slowe than you, forced to take a step forward as you pull my head down, I grab your own head behind from the same side while I try to free my wrist, clashing to eachother without taking the risk to start any action already

15:48 Seline_V: I have your head kind of controlled, your weight slightly forward. I quickly turn to my right and bend forward, driving my left hip against yours and trying to hip toss you to the mat and beneath me

15:51 Moníque: I see the flashy movement but I couldn't even move my legs to avoid before you're already sending me butt up on the air with a scream of surprise that make the crowd cheering for you, but at least I decide to bring you down with me as I hold on your hips with an hug, as we both fall and roll over and over

15:54 Seline_V: We fall on the mat with a loud 'THUD!' I try to quickly move perpendicular to you to get a side control position but your arms hug my midsection at you. I still have my left arm around your neck. I try bringing my left knee over you belly to pin your lower body, and with the future plan of lifting my torso to brake your hug, and also possibli slide my leg all the way to the other side to get to mount

15:58 Moníque: I push hard and wild despite my limited energy but my attempts vanish as soon as you put your knee on my soft belly, digging into my curves and stealing a loud moan as exhale all the air in my lungs "Ahh!..." I try to block your knee with both my hands, pushing your leg between mine, before you could get to the mount

16:02 Seline_V: I feel your hand pushind down at my thigh, and before I can do something your legs wrap around it. 'Shit...' I hiss. Now I am no longer pinning your lower body, and actually my hips are flat over your right thigh. I try pulling my leg forward and free but it doesnt seem to move, not even an inch. I therefore focus on your upper body and try catching your right arm and force it across your throat in a giftwrap

16:05 Moníque: I am in my comfort zone in half guard, where I can stall you until I recover my breath, but I dont have much time, the referee already gave you 2 point for the takedown and 2 more for the knee on belly, making you lead 4-0. I keep your leg pinched between mine while I try to escape from the giftwrap which is making me choking myself

16:10 Seline_V: At the moment my left leg is not going anywhere, I am on top but it is a little bit frustrating. I let go of the giftwrap since for sure it is not going to get a submission: unless I get to mount I cannot put enough force to actually choke you or even keep your arm still. I therefore place my right arm across your face, my hand pushing your face away to distract you, and with my left hand I reach down to try pushing your right thigh down while pulling up my hips and thigh

16:14 Moníque: I am forced to turn my head away, and I feel my leg being opened as I try to strick on you with the free leg as long my flexibility allow me, while stuck under you, I decide out of instinct to push back on your face while trying to clean your right arm and free my bottom leg at the first chance to hold you in a closed guard

16:20 Seline_V: You push my face down and slide your right leg outwards. I cannot let you get the closed guard, so I lower my hips and legs again before your leg slides out completely: only your knee pops out, so it is kind of a butterfly hook, I can feel your shin against the inside of my right thigh. With this you basically have escaped from under my weight: I am now in front of your legs, my left knee on the mat, I am slightly to your left. My right hand is on your left knee trying to push it back down, my left hand keeping your right leg open and pinned down at the mat. I am looking for a way to get past your legs: I try sliding my left shin across your right thigh so to pass from that side

16:24 Moníque: I can't stop myself from letting out a small scream of pain as your weight on my inner thigh sting me "AHI!" But I use my left leg hook trying to elevate your other leg while also trying to push you away in another attempt to close my legs around you, my hands reach both your right hand to break the gril and your head to pull down

16:28 Seline_V: Your left leg lifits mine, in order to not be swept on my back I have to post on the mat with both hands and widen my base. As I am there focused on keeping my balance, your legs quickly hoped up and wrapped around my belly in a closed guard, your calves pulling my lower back and hips at you. You catch my right arm, but I try keeping my posture up with my spine straight up, my left hand pushing your chest away when you try pulling my head down

16:32 Moníque: I fight to break your posture reaching for your head while keeping my legs closed, but I back down and focus on your arm as you push on my chest, putting your weight on my breast making me loose my holds as I moan again in pain, trying to clear your hands off and offbalance you

16:33 Seline_V: I lean forward getting on my feet in order to stack you up and fold you in half, hoping to brake your guard

16:36 Moníque: I try until the end to stick my legs to you, holding closed guard as long as I can while you stand up and gravity is on your side, finally opening my legs and leaving me wide open with an expression of panic, pushing on you trying to not get folded in half

16:40 Seline_V: I lower both arms underhooking your legs, that are now not locked together anymore, and pull them up and forward making you do a backwards roll (so more or less you would end up in a turtled position), an immediately follow you to stay glued and on top of you, my chest heavy behind your head and shoulders, my hands looking to catch one of your arms if it pops out from your conpact turtle position

16:43 Moníque: I feel your weight pinning me and slowly draining me out of my energy left, I go all on defensive side, curling myself in a tight turtle position, despite the curves of my body offers some natural spots to open your way up

16:46 Seline_V: Since you are not doing much but closing on yourself in a ball, I walk my feet around you alligning myself behind your back. I slide my left arm under your left armpit and my right one over your right shoulder in a seatbelt position, and then move all my weight to my right trying to roll you with me so that I can start looking forward to insert my hooks and then hunt for a submission

16:48 Moníque: The difference in weight makes you relatively easy to radgoll me on one side, wiping away my turtle defense, while we roll I try to grab your legs to prevent you from getting the hooks and gaining other points, while the timer run and my options are limited

16:51 Seline_V: I roll you, I am now on my back with you on top of me, with my seatbelt grip on. I am getting frustrated because I am not managing to catch your lower body with my hooks at the moment

16:52 Moníque: I try to shift my weight to one side, getting tired and fatigued while my efforts are split between protect from the hook and from the chokes at the same time

16:57 Seline_V: After some more struggling, I catch your right leg between mines and immediately lock a figure four around that thigh, making sure it stays there. This gives me some leverage to pull myself higher up on your back. I bend my right arm so that it is partially across your throat, release my left hand to remove it from under your armpit , and then reach across wuth my right hand to catch again my left arm, this time over your left shoulder. I push my hips forward while pulling backwards with my back and arms to tighten the rnc at your neck

17:00 Moníque: I completely forget about your hooks and while open wide my eyes scared I use both hands to try to stop your choking hand, while being painfully arched backwards, taking deep breath as long as I can

17:03 Seline_V: I feel both of your hands grabbing my forearm. I try to just force my way through instead of finding a way around. I inflate my chest, pushing against your upper back, and lock my right hand under my left elbow and try close the choke around your neck. I feel my right arm starting to burn in the effort.

17:05 Moníque: Despite my efforts, I can only slow down the choke that inches by inches sink deeper in my neck, my head start to spin and vision and hearing start to blur, I gasp for air, while kicking randomly with my legs

17:11 Seline_V: Relieved that my arm sustained the effort, now I feel my arm touching your neck. Like a shark smelling blood, I get a rush of adrenaline and contract every muscle in my body: my arms tighten as they pissibly can, my shoulders pull back, my chest pushes against your back, my back arching backwards, my hips and legs pulling down and forward your lower body. Every muscle is contracting to get the choke tighter. I am exhausted, my back is slightly shaking from the effort. I close my eyes, my teeth gnashed in the effort.

17:15 Moníque: "Ghhhhh!" I let out a smothered sound while my body react alone, with some twiches, I extend my legs and curl up my toes, I punch the air with my arms out of instict and desperstion and while I was still fighting myself wheter to tap or not to a girl half my age I simply pass out exhausted.

17:18 Seline_V: Suddenly your limbs fall relaxed to your sides, your struggles stop. I immediately let go of your neck. I find myself under your motionless body, I slide out to get to a side. The ref comes in lifting your legs up. As I get back on my feet I look at the crowd, I had completely forgotten about them. I lift both arms in the air "Heeeeeeeaaaaaa!!!". Crowd goes crazy

17:21 Moníque: I wake up confused and trying to get an hold of the referee's leg, my face red and my hair messy, still deep breathing for the efforts, your shout of victory makes me wince as I snap back slowly realizing what happened "Oh God..."

17:22 Seline_V: As you wake up I turn towards you "hey girl, are you allright? You scared me...." I help you sit up "well, it was a good fight!"